Minnesota Vikings: Every QB in franchise history, ranked
By Dan Zinski
52. Josh Freeman (2013)
The lone game he played for the Vikings, their Week 7 contest against the New York Giants where he completed just 20-of-53 passes for 190 yards and one interception, stands as one of the single-worst quarterbacking performances in league history. That murderously unwatchable game was made all the more painful because it happened on national television. The “rusty” Freeman was benched with “concussion-like” symptoms after that and never sniffed the field again. Since then he has floated around the league, last surfacing in Indianapolis.
51. Spergon Wynn (2001-2002)
His name has become synonymous with quarterback ineptitude. Dennis Green thought he had found a diamond-in-the-rough when he swung a trade to acquire Wynn from the Browns, but when Wynn got a chance to start the final three games of the 2001 season after a rash of injuries hit the QB position, he proved to be more of a petrified turd than a diamond. His game against Green Bay where he went for 114 yards on 11-of-30 passing with one touchdown and three interceptions is still remembered as one of the worst individual performances in team history. He followed that game up by throwing for just 86 yards on 29 attempts with two interceptions against the Ravens.
50. Rhett Bomar (2010)
The former fifth-round pick of the Giants, whose career was marked by controversy from the time he was in college, caught on with the Vikings late in 2010. He returned in 2011 with a chance to win a backup QB job only to get arrested for DWI in the middle of training camp. That arrest was the only news he would make as a member of the Vikings.
49. Gino Torretta (1993)
The Heisman Trophy winner from Miami was drafted by the Vikings in the seventh round in 1993 but ended up buried on the bench behind veterans Jim McMahon and Sean Salisbury. His only action that season was on the final play of the final game, when he handed the ball off. The Vikings cut him the following year after drafting Brad Johnson and trading for Warren Moon.
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48. J.T. O’Sullivan (2005)
A one-time sixth-round pick of the Saints, O’Sullivan would spend time with fourteen different teams across three leagues during his career. In 2005 he was briefly with the Vikings.
47. Patrick Ramsey (2010)
You may remember Ramsey as the former first-round pick who at one time was thought of as the QB-of-the-future for the Washington Redskins. A few of you may remember him as the guy who got clotheslined by Lance Briggs. One or two of you may recall that his last stop in the NFL was with the Vikings during the nightmare season of 2010.
46. Romaro Miller (2001)
Remembered as the guy who played QB at Ole Miss right before Eli Manning. Spent time on the Vikings’ bench before heading to Canada.
45. Taylor Heinicke (2015-present)
The 2015 UDFA out of Old Dominion is the Vikings’ current #3 quarterback and has a chance in training camp to supplant veteran Shaun Hill as the #2. Showed grit and toughness last year in the preseason, prompting the Vikings to keep him on the 53-man roster.
44. King Hill (1968)
The one-time Cardinals #1 overall pick out of Rice spent a single season on the Vikings’ roster. During his long career in football he also served as an offensive coordinator and a scout. Also punted and had a cool-sounding name.
43. Larry Miller (1987)
The Vikings’ backup quarterback during the replacement-player segment of the 1987 strike season. Miller played in two games for the Vikes, finishing those games, the season and his NFL career 1-for-6 for two yards and one interception.
42. Steve Bono (1985-1986)
A favorite of Chris Berman, who “hilariously” dubbed him Steve “I’ve Got You Babe” Bono, the former UCLA QB spent two undistinguished years with the Vikings before moving on to have a pretty nice run with Pittsburgh, San Francisco and most famously Kansas City.
41. Bill Cappleman (1970)
The Vikings drafted Cappleman in the second round out of Florida State in 1970 when they weren’t sure Joe Kapp would re-sign with the team. Kapp wound up leaving and the Vikings went with a QB platoon of Gary Cuozzo and Bob Lee with Cappleman riding the bench. His only action that year was in mop-up duty in a blow-out against the Patriots. He would never again see the field for Minnesota.